Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)
Jan 3 English pottery designer and manufacturer (Wedgwood), dies at 64
- Jan 13 Frans Krafft, Belgian composer and organist (Ghent Cathedral), dies at 73
- Jan 19 Maria Teresa Agnesi, Italian harpsichodist, singer, and composer, dies at 74
- Jan 21 Samuel Wallis, English explorer (Wallis Island), dies at 66
- Jan 26 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, dies at 62
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning